<p>MANY moons ago when I became interested in boarding school, my parents looked into it and took me to see Quaker/Friends schools. They wanted a service oriented, collaborative, non elitist boarding environment if I were to go away as it would fall more in line with our family values (and they found Friends schools to be along these lines, at least back then). I was coming from a very highly ranked day school, but they (more so than I) really disliked the ‘vibe’, even though the education was fantastic. It worked out well and I very much enjoyed my non-acronym school! </p>
<p>I would consider college placement, of course…but also the kind of environment you want your child in during very formative years. Acronym or non acronym is not really the issue, just overall fit for the student and for the parent who is tooting the bill and watching out for their child’s influences. I should add that for my sibling, the consideration was for the teaching of work ethic as he needed to be someplace where he would be pushed, in general, to work hard and get things done (be it sports, service, school work, etc.). They had a harder time finding a true service oriented non elitist school that stressed work ethic on all levels, not just for getting into a great college.</p>
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